Mel Pickings

Milne Charles "Mel" Pickings (August 19, 1926 – February 1, 2019) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Lunenburg West in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1978 to 1988. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia.[2]

Mel Pickings
MLA for Lunenburg West
In office
1978–1988
Preceded byMaurice DeLory
Succeeded byMarie Dechman
Personal details
Born(1926-08-19)August 19, 1926
Halifax, Nova Scotia
DiedFebruary 1, 2019(2019-02-01) (aged 92)
Political partyProgressive Conservative
ResidenceBridgewater, Nova Scotia[1]

Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in 1926[1] Pickings entered provincial politics in the 1978 election, defeating Liberal incumbent Maurice DeLory by 1116 votes in the Lunenburg West riding.[3] He was re-elected in the 1981 election.[4] On November 9, 1983, Pickings was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister responsible for the Emergency Measures Organization, and Minister responsible for the Purchasing Act.[1] He was re-elected in the 1984 election.[5] In November 1985, Pickings was named Minister of Housing.[6] On July 21, 1988, Pickings resigned from cabinet and announced he was not running in the next election.[7]

Pickings died on February 1, 2019.[8]

References
  1. Elliott, Shirley B. (1984). The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1983 : a biographical directory. Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 176. ISBN 0-88871-050-X. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  2. "Electoral History for Lunenburg West" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  3. "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1978" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1978. Retrieved 2014-11-11.
  4. "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1981" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1981. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-03-10. Retrieved 2014-11-11.
  5. "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1984" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1984. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-05. Retrieved 2014-11-11.
  6. "Minister quits on eve of cabinet swearing-in". The Globe and Mail. November 27, 1967.
  7. "Resignations add to election speculation in Nova Scotia". The Globe and Mail. July 22, 1988.
  8. "Former PC MLA Pickings passes away". CKBW. February 4, 2019. Retrieved 2019-02-10.


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